Saint-Amand sits near the top of mainland French towns for frosts
On a normal July day the thermometer tops out near 25.0°C. It is a wet place: more rain falls here than on 82% of mainland French towns. Temperatures cover 27°C across the year, low to high. Plan for rain on about 135 days a year, the days with 1 mm or more.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Aubusson station, 2.2 km south.
A year in Saint-Amand at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Aubusson station.
What a year in Saint-Amand feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Aubusson.
About 939 mm of rain a year
May is the wettest month and February the driest. About 28 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 3rd wettest of 4 towns of 2,500+ in Creuse.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Bourganeuf
A frosty town: 99 frosts and 55 days of 25°C a year
On about 99 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 6 days it stays below freezing all day. About 55 days a year reach 25°C, and 14 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Aubusson: a frost is a night of 0°C or below, a summer day (jour d’été) 25°C or more, a hot day (forte chaleur) 30°C or more.
The Météo-France station at Aubusson
Aubusson is 2.2 km south of Saint-Amand. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-Amand itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Aubusson (23008004) |
| Distance from the town | 2.2 km south |
| Station altitude | 486 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 501 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Bourganeuf, 37 km away |
TownRatings matches each commune to one station with at least 24 years of temperature and rain records: the nearest, counting every 100 m of height difference as 10 km, never across the sea.
How Saint-Amand compares
Against the 4,385 towns of 2,500 or more in mainland France, each read from its own matched station. The dots are the other towns of 2,500+ in Creuse.
Nearby towns’ climate
The nearest towns of 2,500+ within 29 km. Where a neighbor uses the same station its figures are the same: the differences you’d feel over a few kilometers aren’t in the normals.
| Town | Station | July high | January low | Rain a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Amand | Aubusson | 25.0°C | −1.2°C | 939 mm |
| Aubusson 3.1 km | same station | 25.0°C about the same | −1.2°C about the same | 939 mm |
Saint-Amand weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Aubusson station; sunshine at Bourganeuf.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.4°C | −1.2°C | 3.1°C | 73 mm | 66 |
| February | 8.5°C | −1.7°C | 3.4°C | 66 mm | 96 |
| March | 12.3°C | 0.2°C | 6.3°C | 67 mm | 147 |
| April | 15.1°C | 2.2°C | 8.7°C | 87 mm | 178 |
| May | 19.0°C | 5.8°C | 12.4°C | 91 mm | 201 |
| June | 22.7°C | 9.3°C | 16.0°C | 86 mm | 224 |
| July | 25.0°C | 10.8°C | 17.9°C | 77 mm | 259 |
| August | 25.2°C | 10.4°C | 17.8°C | 76 mm | 235 |
| September | 21.2°C | 7.0°C | 14.1°C | 77 mm | 195 |
| October | 16.8°C | 5.2°C | 11.0°C | 73 mm | 131 |
| November | 11.2°C | 1.5°C | 6.4°C | 84 mm | 78 |
| December | 8.0°C | −0.6°C | 3.7°C | 81 mm | 73 |
| Year | 16.0°C | 4.1°C | 10.1°C | 939 mm | 1,882 |
Where Saint-Amand’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Aubusson, 2.2 km away: statistics for 1991–2020.
- Which station: among stations with at least 24 of the 30 years of temperature and rain, the nearest to the commune’s population-weighted center, counting each 100 m of height difference as 10 km; mainland towns use mainland stations and each overseas département its own.
- Altitudes: the town’s from IGN’s RGE ALTI® at its population-weighted center; the station’s from Météo-France.
- Sunshine: the nearest station with at least 10 years of sunshine records, Bourganeuf, 37 km away.
- Comparisons: every town of 2,500 or more in mainland France, read the same way; the dots are the towns of 2,500+ in Creuse.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Saint-Amand’s climate
How warm does Saint-Amand get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.2°C. About 55 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 61% of mainland French towns, and about 14 reach 30°C.
How cold does Saint-Amand get in winter?
February nights average −1.7°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 99 nights a year, and about 6 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Saint-Amand get?
About 939 mm a year, more than 82% of mainland French towns. May is the wettest month (91 mm) and February the driest (66 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Bourganeuf (37 km away), averages 1,882 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saint-Amand itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-Amand, Aubusson, 2.2 km away. France publishes its climate normals by station, not by commune; a valley, a hill or the sea can make a difference over a few kilometers.
Where do these figures come from?
Météo-France’s fiches climatologiques: 30-year averages (1991–2020) for each of its long-running stations, published as open data since 2024. They are normals, not a forecast.
Source: Météo-France, fiches climatologiques, 1991–2020 statistics (station AUBUSSON_SAPC, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Saint-Amand →
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